Isle du Bois

ISLE DU BOIS – Saturday December 5, 2015 – Pilot Point, Texas

The Isle du Bois Trail Run occurs on the sweet DORBA trail system within the beautiful Isle du Bois (“Island of the Trees”) Unit of Ray Roberts Lake State Park located 55 miles north of downtown Dallas. This park resides within the North Texas Horse Country which is one of the largest concentrations of horse ranches in the United States. As you drive towards the park you will encounter some of these amazing ranches and often see horses galloping about.

The course itself contains a short segment of wooded double-wide paved trail before you get dirty on some muscle varied single-track within the mostly wooded terrain. You will experience sections of trail that allow you to kick it up a notch as you flow along some well groomed trail, and others that will required focused concentration as you work a short yet fun leg-awakening climb, or dance over and around sections of scattered rocks that will bite if you aren’t careful.

Midway through the clock-wise loop, you will enjoy some great views of Ray Roberts Lake and you may even see some white-tailed deer that often scamper throughout the park.

TIME LIMIT:9 hour time limit! This is based on the 55 km start time. The entire course will be officially closed at 4:30 PM. See cutoff times in the Course section below.

REGISTER:All-Inclusive Pricing.

Update 7/10: We are delaying the opening of registration due to the heavy Spring rains that have caused the park to close. I have just talked with the park team and they feel confident we will be able to have our event in December. But until the park opens back up, I don’t want to open race registration. So once the park opens, we will go live. Happy Running!

Reserve your ticket for this trail running party and register at…2015 Coming Soon.

* Entrance fee covers race participant only. Non-race participants will follow standard Texas State park entry guidelines: Children 12-and-under – free. Texas state park pass – All in car in free. If you are not a race participant and don’t fall into one of the above criteria – $7 per person.

LODGING:

The Isle du Bois state park has a bunch of great camping sites and facilities.

Dear Ridge camping area would be within walking distance to race start and has nice facilities (bathroom, shower, etc) in the area.

If not interested in the camping option…

The Lantana Resort is about 10 minutes away from Isle du Bois State Park for those looking for a comfy bed.

Neighboring cities with hotels include Gainesville (~35 miles) and Sherman (~35 miles) to the north, and Denton (~21 miles), Frisco (~31 miles), and McKinney (~36 miles) to the south.

CUP-FREE AID STATIONS: We have always been a paper cup-free racing event! In an effort to reduce our environmental impact (garbage creation, volunteer garbage pickup, etc), all aid stations will be cup-free. Please bring your own water bottle or hydration system. Yeah Earth!

Interested in a FREE EBA adventure for you, friend, or that unknown dude or dudette over by that big tree? Check out the Volunteer page on how you can support fellow runners and take home some completely transferable EBA discounts.

Be part of the EBA Volunteer tribe! We are extremely grateful for your support!

FINISHER’S GIFT and AWARDS:

All finishers will receive a usable finisher’s gift.

Fast Feet gift awards for the 5 mile, 18 km, 36 km, and 55 km race:

Top 3 male and female finishers

Top male and female in age group 29-and-under

Top male and female in age group 30-39

Top male and female in age group 40-49

Top male and female in age group 50-59

Top male and female in age group 60+

*No stacking of awards. Overall awards will be assigned first, then age group awards. The gift award would roll down to the next person.

OTHER BORING BUT TRUE DETAILS:

All refunds will deduct a $10 processing fee.

Entry fees are non-refundable after Sunday, November 8.

Entry fees are non-refundable, including the event of inclement weather.

If something occurs that threatens the safety of the event, the event will be altered if reasonable possible, or the event may be delayed or canceled.